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Spot on, Shaun.

Google Earth allows you to do rudimentary flythroughs. Although unable to get close enough to the ground surface to be in exactly the same position as Sheppard, the comparison below shows that the photograph was indeed taken at the Tent Camp.

Neville








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Thanks Neville, that’s awesome.

Regards,
Shaun

Sturgy, its clear from several sources that the Carolina (+Lydenburg) tents were up against the third (easternmost) peak of Drielingkoppe (Twin Peaks). I have seen another photo in the Winterton musuem which shows the tents, which were even visible from Ladysmith. Here are maps showing the positions from Ben Viljoen, CJ Barnard, the German account, and a sketch by Hendrik Prinsloo's grandson.

Hi Rob,

Thank you for those maps; I hope you don’t mind but I would like to include the second one in my upcoming post about the Carolina’s.

I have translated parts of Grobler thesis into English and the passion he had for them comes through quite eloquently.

I had to electronically stitch his maps together to make sense of it all.

Your maps and Neville’s satellite images give the location in close proximity to the Tent Camp; I’m happy to now know the location.

I’m thinking it may have been a photo of a piquet near the top of the hill looking down.

I have not counted them but the software says there are about 92-97 boers in the photo. If I get the time I will try and count them, at the time there were between 200 and 300 in camp.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Shaun

From the photograph, I would say it was taken about half way up the hill. The oblique aerial view of Twin Peaks below shows roughly where I believe the group was standing.

Perhaps Rob could take a photograph from the same spot when he is next in the area.




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Sturgy, of course you can use any images you want. The B&W map is from CJ Barnard's impeccably-researched "Generaal Louis Botha op die Natalse Front" which I and the late author's daughter are translating, and it should appear in print late this year or early next year. If you have relevant images to include, please contact me!
Rob